20/02/2017 | Frente Externo
Why Chile’s Devastating Wildfires Could Determine Its Next President
For the past three weeks, much of Chile was burning. The country is prone to seasonal wildfires, but this year, the worst fires in Chilean history raged out of control. By the time they receded, 11 people were dead, nearly 1.5 million acres of land were burnt, and 1,644 homes were destroyed. Smog choked the air in the capital, Santiago, and major cities narrowly escaped devastation. One village in central Chile, Santa Olga, was burnt completely to the ground.
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06/11/2013 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Why Sao Paulo's Crackdown on PCC Will Face Problems
Sao Paulo's state government is rolling out new measures to combat Brazil's PCC prison gang, but there are reasons to doubt the group can be thwarted.
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06/06/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Brazil-Venezuela Border Security Ops: Just Politics?
A recent joint air force exercise is supposed to herald a new era of border security cooperation between Brazil and Venezuela, although this may simply be cover for Brazil's ambitious security agenda.
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15/05/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
'Narco-Lawyer' Mexico - Killings Highlight Risks of the Trade
Defense attorneys who represent the region's most powerful drug lords are offered tantilizing compensation packages from their capo clients but the risks inherent in the job are evident from the host of lawyers gunned down in Colombia, Mexico and elsewhere.
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26/04/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
US Helps Fight Trafficking of Natural, Cultural Resources in Mayan Jungle
The US Embassy in Guatemala City is hosting a workshop to help authorities from Guatemala, Mexico and Belize improve cooperation against the trafficking of natural resources and cultural artifacts from the Mayan jungle.
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01/03/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Latin America - Are Police-Run Militias Spreading Across Brazil?
Warnings that militias made up of police may have been responsible for dozens of murders during recent police strikes in Bahia, north Brazil, draw attention to the spread of these illegal groups from the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
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01/03/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Latin America - Are Police-Run Militias Spreading Across Brazil?
Warnings that militias made up of police may have been responsible for dozens of murders during recent police strikes in Bahia, north Brazil, draw attention to the spread of these illegal groups from the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
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01/03/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Latin America - Are Police-Run Militias Spreading Across Brazil?
Warnings that militias made up of police may have been responsible for dozens of murders during recent police strikes in Bahia, north Brazil, draw attention to the spread of these illegal groups from the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
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23/02/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Study: BACRIMs Continue Steady Expansion Across Colombia
Colombia think tank Indepaz has released its 2011 study on the narco-paramilitary gangs known as 'criminal bands' or BACRIMs, arguing that the groups have expanded their activity across the country.
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23/02/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Study: BACRIMs Continue Steady Expansion Across Colombia
Colombia think tank Indepaz has released its 2011 study on the narco-paramilitary gangs known as 'criminal bands' or BACRIMs, arguing that the groups have expanded their activity across the country.
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23/02/2012 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Study: BACRIMs Continue Steady Expansion Across Colombia
Colombia think tank Indepaz has released its 2011 study on the narco-paramilitary gangs known as 'criminal bands' or BACRIMs, arguing that the groups have expanded their activity across the country.
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